Wellness Program Finder

Each of TFFJ's high school sites hosts TOP/YABC interns to work as Farm Assistants on the hydroponic farm. They work along side the Farmer Educator, working to maintain the hydroponic systems.

Students benefit because they can be paid and/or receive credits to participate in the program. They learn the key skills necessary to upkeep the hydroponic farm.

The program is unique in that students learn to interact with hydroponic systems used to grow large quantities of food that goes into the school's cafeteria and the surrounding community.

Yo Re Mi brings curriculum-based music and yoga education to NYC schools (Pre-school age 2 through 5th Grade). Through our unique combination of live music, yoga-based movement and mindfulness practices, children learn with their bodies, minds, and voices all at once. We proudly design and implement music and yoga curriculum for thousands of children in New York City area schools and daycare centers.

YOGA fosters concentration, focus, strength, flexibility, balance, health, social emotional learning, fine and gross motor skills, and breath and body awareness. MUSIC fosters speech development, listening skills, patterning and sequencing, social skills, emotional development, memory, and physical coordination. COMBINING MUSIC WITH YOGA triggers sensory integration and complex cognitive development, aiding retention as children learn through experiences that include physical, auditory, and emotional inputs.

Yo Re Mi is the only program that combines music and yoga education - children receive two enrichment classes in one! Our talented teaching artists are certified yoga teachers, professional musicians and early childhood experts.

We offer a comprehensive trauma informed training to learn how to successfully bring yoga, mindfulness and social emotional activities to students. Training includes adapting lessons for PE settings, mindfully using practices to manage challenging behavior, supporting neurodiverse students, and using practices that enhance students’ capacity for self-regulation, focus and good decision-making.

Educators come away with a deeper understanding of child development, the capacity and confidence to create lesson plans that meet children’s needs, and the knowledge to bring the benefits of yoga and mindfulness to their students in a safe, engaging, and compassionate way.

Our work is research-based, centered on healing and resilience building with trauma-informed teaching practices integrated into all of our programs. As practitioners and educators ourselves, we are immersed in the latest developments in the field and update our curriculum regularly. It is a 95 hour Yoga Alliance registered certification program.

Youth Food Advocates (YFA) is an experiential learning model where young people gain foundational social justice and public policy knowledge and develop advocacy and leadership skills to create systemic change in New York City food systems, with a focus on school food. New YFA members participate in a week-long foundational summer leadership training. Throughout the week youth engage in knowledge building, skill building, and conversations with experts in the food justice field. The week-long training is grounded from a racial justice lens by examining US policies from 1865 to present, they explore the 150+ history of federal school meals programs, and learn policy advocacy through our NYC school food campaigns. Activities are designed to promote connection, reflection, dialogue, practice, learning and unlearning.

YFA members are trained to be school food experts. They practice research, communication, leadership, organizing, planning, and advocacy skills through real-world implementation of actions at their campus and citywide. The work of our YFA members has the potential for great impact for all NYC public school students.

YFA members share in the decision-making process of youth-led advocacy actions throughout the school year with a focus on three areas of school food: Menu Inclusivity, Cafeteria Environment, and Communication & Student Voice. Youth are encouraged to innovate and evolve the seeds that have been planted by the cohorts before them, and brainstorm new and exciting ideas based on their lived experience. Member can return to program for 3 years during their high school careers. Each summer they deepen their expertise with additional training and capacity building. 

Training Concepts provides Zumba fitness classes for K-12 students, staff, and/or families. They offer one time or multiple sessions. Sessions can be scheduled during indoor recess, on the weekend, or as a part of after school programming, cold-weather programming, international studies curriculum, and/or social studies curriculum.

Zumba dance fitness classes get students moving and grooving with high-energy and developmentally appropriate dance routines set to kid-friendly music! They promote physical activity and coordination in a fun, inclusive environment. This program boosts confidence, improves focus, and cultivates a lifelong love of fitness, all while students learn basic dance steps and cultural rhythms.

Training Concepts provides personalized support for the accounting team and school sponsor to ensure a smooth experience from booking to invoicing.